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Upcycled Wood Display
My friend Kim at NewlyWoodwards is hosting a DIY blog party and today’s the first day! The Mission for Monday, Nov. 16: Dare to… be thankful! Take some time making your own DIY Thanksgiving project. It could be a fun Thanksgiving advent … Continue reading
Posted in Dare to DIY
Tagged blog, blog party, bulldog clip, dare to diy, display, DIY, family, frame, friends, magnet, memories, newark, newlywoodwards, nj, photo, picture, pin, reclaim, reclaimed, recycle, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, upcycle, wood
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How To: Install New Fencing
We have a small backyard, about 18’x18′ square with neighbors on both sides. Just to be clear ~ WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS! People about our age on one side and the unofficial mayor of the block who’ve been here for … Continue reading
Posted in How To
Tagged backyard, composite, DIY, fence, fencing, home improvement, improvement, newark, nj, outdoor, outside, plastic, recycle, recycled, renovation, renovations, row home, row house, rowhome, stockade, wood, yard
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The Long Lost Gate
First, I have to give a HUGE shout out and THANK YOU to Cara Greenburg of casaCARA. Back in February she wrote about an iron salvage tucked under the F train tracks and next to the Lowes parking lot all … Continue reading
Posted in out front
Tagged fence, gate, iron, new york old iron, newark, nj, renovation, repair, row home, row house, rowhome
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Quick Tip: Peanut Butter
I like natural peanut butter. Peanut butter should just be peanuts {& maybe a smidge of salt, if we’re being completely honest}. Skippy, Jif, Peter Pan & the like taste so sweet to me. Yuck! Peanut butter should not be … Continue reading
Posted in quick tip
Tagged natural peanut butter, newark, nj, peanut butter, quick tip, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, tip
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Dare to DIY
My friend Kim is hosing a DIY blog party. While certainly isn’t a craft blog, I love to make stuff and meet new people. Each of the 6 weeks leading up to Christmas has a different theme to DIY. Check … Continue reading
Posted in Dare to DIY
Tagged christmas, craft, crafty, dare to diy, DIY, holiday, make, making, newark, newlywoodwards, nj, party, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, stuff, thanksgiving
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Meet Priscilla
Remember that vintage dress form I found yesterday at Amber Lion Antiques? I waffled about bringing her home {even negotiated the price down a little!} for the better part of 45 minutes before my meter ran out. Acutely familiar with … Continue reading
Posted in vintage finds
Tagged dress, dress form, form, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, vintage
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How to Drill Holes in Books
So you have a bookshelf full of books ~ some with pages, some without ~ and you want to drill holes through them. So you can, say, string them together. How exactly would you do that?? First, use a Forstner … Continue reading
Movember Monday
Rob is now a Mo Bro. “What the eff is a ‘Mo Bro’,” you ask? {I DID TOO!!} Well. I’ll tell you. Actually, I’ll let the Movember website tell you. A Mo Bro starts Movember – the month formerly known … Continue reading
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